ILLINOIS CENTRAL R.R. CO. v. PEERY

No. 77.

242 U.S. 292 (1916)

ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY v. PEERY.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided December 18, 1916.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Blewett Lee, with whom Mr. W.S. Horton was on the brief, for plaintiff in error.

Mr. Samuel A. Anderson for defendant in error, submitted.


MR. JUSTICE HOLMES delivered the opinion of the court.

This is an action brought under the Federal Employers' Liability Act to recover for personal injuries caused by a rear end collision in Kentucky. The Railroad Company denied that the case was governed by the federal act, contending that the train upon which the plaintiff was moving was engaged in local business only, between two points within the State. The issue was...

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